Collection activities with staff operating in and around the flow of traffic, accounts for the largest proportion of accidents in the waste and recycling industry.

Public service provider Serco approached Fleetclear to come up with a safety solution that would help alert staff to traffic after a crew member working on its Sandwell contract was struck by a vehicle overtaking one of its refuse collection vehicles.

Steve Heywood MBE CMILT, Serco Fleet Director, said: ‘With the other systems on the market, the onus is on the car driver to react to any warnings, however with LLIS the AI technology offers increased situational awareness to frontlines teams when working in live lanes.’

Chris Waller, Chief Technical Officer, Fleetclear added: '’Following trials on Serco vehicles operating in Sandwell and Wandsworth the feedback about LLIS has been very positive and we’ve had a lot of interest from other fleet operators who are keen to try it out.’

He continued: ‘Externally mounted wide-angle AI cameras detect oncoming vehicles up to 30m and peripheral warning lights illuminate at the rear of the vehicle to warn operators of oncoming danger before entering the live lane.

‘A smart filter using intelligent AI camera image recognition algorithms filters out street furniture to avoid false alarms. This technology also integrates with the Fleetclear Connect web-based software platform, combining it with data from vehicle safety technology and telematics to enable full surveillance and monitoring of the entire fleet, all viewable via one dashboard.’

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